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Pressure from the start

AFP, Frankfurt
Germany begin their bid for Confederations Cup glory on Wednesday when they pit their wits against Australia in the Group A match at Frankfurt's Waldstadion.
With home support the pressure is firmly on the shoulders of Germany and their coach Jurgen Klinsmann who knows an opening win is vital with a tough final group match against Argentina to come.
"it is important that we start off with a win and we will attack from the first whistle," declared Klinsmann.
The fixture is Germany's first competitive match since Euro 2004 - when a second string Czech Republic team ejected Rudi voller's side from the finals with a 2-1 win -and the pressure gauge has been cranked up since Klinsmann vowed to win this tournament.
"Most people think we are just going to become Germany's first victims," said Australia coach Frank Farina. "But if Klinsmann's team underestimate us they could be in for a real surprise."
Opening fixtures have a habit of producing shock results such as Cameroon's 1-0 victory over reigning champions Argentina in the 1990 World Cup, and more recently Senegal's 1-0 triumph over holders France in the 2002 World Cup.
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Germany want a repeat of the result the last time the two nations met in the 1974 World Cup.
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The Bayern Munich spine of Michael Ballack, Oliver Kahn, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Sebastian Deisler is pivotal in Germany's rigid 4-4-2 system but it is the inexperienced back four that has become a cause for concern.
"The defence was heavily criticised after the Russia game but people make mistakes," countered Klinsmann. "We will stick with our attacking policy as it has worked well."
With Philipp Lahm injured and veteran Borussia Dortmund defender Christian Worns rested, the German rearguard has looked fragile and was exposed by the pacy Russians in a 2-2 friendly draw last Wednesday.
"The German defence is slow and immobile and we have the speed to exploit that," said Australian striker David Zdrilic.
Australia manager Farina adopts a 4-5-1 formation and Middlesbrough's robust forward Mark Viduka will be the target-man if he can shake off a hamstring injury in time.
Everton star Tim Cahill, scorer of seven goals in his first seven internationals, is another threat from midfield and believes silencing the crowd is the key.
"If they don't score then the fans could become a little frustrated," explained Cahill. "We could use that situation to our advantage."